Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil this Week 2015-03-30.pdfFrank Quinn, General Manager: Public Works & Development Services provided Council with a summary of the Solid Waste Collection Options report. Mr. Pollock outlined the environment for waste collection in Metro Van- couver and the Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC), producer re- sponsibility for recyclables, and provided Council with an overview of how solid waste collection is done in the region and in other markets. He also reviewed the options available to Maple Ridge citizens and the costs associated with pickup. Mr. Pollock defined the various models that are being used throughout the region for solid waste management. One model is ‘contracting out,’ whereby the garbage is collected by a company chosen by a public ten- der and contract negotiation. He outlined the costs associated with the bins used to hold the solid waste, and how these costs need to be fac- tored into the overall cost of garbage collection. He spoke about the ‘in house’ model whereby the local government sets up and runs the service. The final model he discussed was the ‘franchise’ model used by some communities in the United States City of Maple Ridge Council This Week Maple Ridge 11995 Haney Place Maple Ridge, BC V2X 6A9 Canada Tel: 604-463-5221 Fax: 604-467-7329 Website Enquiries Email Inside This Issue:  Solid Waste Collection Options  Responsible Development Charter  Demolition of Vacant, City Owned Homes  Remedial Action for the Demolition of Derelict/Unsafe Homes  Mayor & Council Reports Discussion  City Reserves & Fibre Optic Network Solid Waste Collection Options March 30, 2015 Solid Waste Collection Options whereby the local government awards a contract for exclusive rights and gets a payment from the franchise company. Mr. Pollock also noted that there are some challenges in looking at the comparisons. Costs will vary based on the size of the community, the distance to the waste disposal facility, the terrain of the community and the type of service and frequency. Council asked a number of questions regarding the existing recycling system and looked for clari- fication on some of the costs of the comparable services. Council has asked staff to prepare a report that answers questions that came from the discussion. That report will come back for re- view in May of 2015. An interim report will be prepared and presented in two weeks to allow Council to confirm that the issues have been properly identified. Council This Week Page 2 Demolition of Vacant, City Owned Properties Darrell Denton, Property & Risk Manager, provided Council with a brief review of his report rec- ommending the demolition of three City-owned homes that have reached the end of their lifecy- cle. The goal is to ensure that these properties do not become a public nuisance. Council directed staff to proceed with gathering the costs associated with the responsible demoli- tion of these properties and bring a report back with the costs to execute this work. Responsible Development Charter—Discussion Paper Christine Carter, Director of Planning, provided Council with a verbal summary of her report out- lining her findings related to Council’s desire to create a ‘Responsible Development Charter.’ Ms. Carter provided some examples of documents that have been completed by other communi- ties that speak to the issues Council is trying to capture in the creation of a Responsible Develop- ment Charter. She also provided Council with background information regarding the principles that are part of the Maple Ridge Official Community Plan (OCP) where wording seems to reflect similar principles to the verbiage of documents from other communities. Council discussed their views on what they felt this document should be and how it should align with the policies of the City and the decision-making framework used to move development for- ward. Council decided to come back to this document after they completed their Strategic Plan- ning sessions so that there is a strong alignment with their priorities and the finished document. Council This Week Page 3 Remedial Action for the Demolition of Derelict/Unsafe Homes Council reviewed reports for three properties that are vacant and have become derelict or un- safe. The three properties are located at; a. 11960 221 Street b. 12041 256 Street c. 22333 122 Avenue Council passed the recommendations giving the owners 30 days to demolish the structures, with specific conditions; otherwise the work will be done by the City and the expenses will be charged to the owners via their Municipal taxes. Please Note! Council This Week is an informal summary of the reports and discussion of Council’s work at Workshop. This document will provide links to all reports and presentations that were provided to Council as part of their deliberations. The comments are not the official minutes of the meeting. These notes are intended to capture the essence of the discussion so that citizens can keep in touch with the work of Council in this public meeting. This version of Council This Week has been modified to a more accessible version that better meets the needs of our citizens with visual impairments. Mayor & Council Reports Discussion Council was provided with a copy of the Council Procedure Bylaw to help them in a conversation around changing the section of the Council Meeting relating to Mayor and Councillors’ reports to another meeting. The idea is to shorten the Council meeting and look at more efficient ways for Council members to report on meetings and committee work. Council discussed a number of ways to enhance that information flow including investigating ways to create a blog on the City website for Council members to provide the updates in writing and move the reports to the Work- shop Agenda. Council passed a motion to move Mayor and Councillors’ reports from the Council Agenda to the Workshop Agenda. The reports on the City Reserves and the Fibre Optic Network were deferred to the next Council Workshop Agenda.